Kuwait becomes the first of the Gulf Nations to announce the death of one of their servicemembers as a result of hostile action by Iran, identified as Sgt. Walid Majid Sulaiman of the Kuwaiti Navy, with the full statement from Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense reading:

Press Release
Issued by the General Staff of the Army

*The General Staff of the Army Mourns Duty Martyr Sergeant Walid Majid Sulaiman*

The General Staff of the Army mourns Duty Martyr Sergeant Walid Majid Sulaiman, one of the members of the Naval Force in the Kuwaiti Army, who was martyred this evening while performing his duty as part of the national missions entrusted to the armed forces.

Asking the Almighty Lord to envelop him in His vast mercy, to admit him into the spacious gardens of Paradise, and to inspire his family with patience and solace.

Explosions and interceptions reported over Doha, the capital of Qatar, as Iran launches yet another wave of ballistic missile against the Gulf Nations.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has published footage of a strikes recently against an Iranian naval vessel in the Gulf of Oman, possibly a Jamaran-class corvette or another one of the surface combatants that were struck Saturday/Sunday at Konarak Naval Base in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Southeastern Iran. Along with the video, CENTCOM states, “Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO.”

Sirens sounding now in Bahrain.

Out of an abundance of caution, all personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Jordan have temporarily departed the Embassy Compound in Amman due to a threat, according to a release by the U.S. State Department.

The Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has stated that the Strait of Hormuz is now closed and Iran will set fire to any ship trying to pass into or out of the Persian Gulf, according to the Iranian state-run Tasnim News Agency.

IRGC Brig. Gen. Ebrahim Jabbari: “We will not allow a single drop of oil to leave the region.”

Newly released video shows locals in Kuwait approaching and offering to help one of the pilots of one of the U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles that was downed this morning in a “friendly fire” incident over Kuwait.

“Are you fine?”

“Yes.”

“You need something to help you?”

“No, I’m okay.”

“No problem, you are safe. You are safe. You are safe. Thank you for helping us.”

Sirens are currently sounding across Jordan, after the U.S. Embassy in Amman warned of an imminent threat earlier.

Footage published by the Israel Defense Force which shows a strike earlier Monday against an alleged ballistic missile launcher on the move in Iran.

Reports from Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency that the Iranian Parliament Building in Tehran has been targeted within the last few minutes by strikes from the Israeli Air Force.

Six U.S. servicemembers have been killed in action so far during Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing strike campaign against Iran, with the remains of two previously unaccounted for servicemembers being recovered from a facility that was struck during Iran’s initial attacks in the Middle East, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

The Israel Defense Force has issued evacuation orders once again for twelve towns and villages in Southern Lebanon, as strikes are likely imminent against targets affiliated with Hezbollah.

An Evacuation Order has been issued for the Evin Neighborhood of Tehran by the Israel Defense Force, as further strikes appears to be imminent against Iran.

The Israeli Air Force has began a new wave of strikes against the Iranian capital of Tehran.

Sirens outside the U.S. Embassy in Jordan’s capital city Amman now after all embassy staff were temporarily evacuated due to a threat to the Embassy. “Duck and cover” and “Get away from the windows” can be heard as loudspeakers advise people to shelter-in-place until further notice.

In a post on his Truth Social app, U.S. President Donald J. Trump criticized the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, saying it “was the most dangerous transaction we have ever entered into, and had it been allowed to stand, the world would be an entirely different place right now.” The President went on to highlight the roles of Former President Barack Obama and Joe Biden in the deal that he characterized as “horrendous.”

Locals in Iraq appear to have recovered a crashed and almost entirely intact Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS), an American copy of the Iranian Shahed-136 Attack Drone, which is confirmed to have been used recently by Task Force Scorpion Strike during U.S. attacks on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury.